On lead guitar, this lefty from Seattle who was a paratrooper before joining up with Noel Redding & Mitch Mitchell
Jimi Hendrix
This week the Supreme Court ruled against the N.C.A.A., saying the organization could not prohibit this
modest payments to athletes
Mike Campbell wrote the music for "Boys Of Summer" working on a Tom Petty album but gave it to this Eagle who penned the lyrics, flying solo
Don Henley
In 2018 Benedict Cumberbatch voiced this Seussian title guy who wasn't as into Christmas as the Whos were
the Grinch
It would cause Pinocchio's nose to increase in size
fibbing
Over on piano, this New Yorker who had his own residency at Madison Square Garden
Billy Joel
Catholic bishops in the U.S. voted to draft rules that would prohibit President Biden, an observant Catholic, from receiving communion for this reason
his support of abortion rights
Adding music to a personal ad, Rupert Holmes began, "If you like" these cocktails "and getting caught in the rain..."
pina coladas
Alastair Sim is among those who have played this Dickensian man but unlike Michael Caine, did so without Muppets
Scrooge
Like what a stenographer does, making a copy of something in writing
transcribing
Bringing the thunder on drums, let's give a "Whole Lotta Love" to the legendary John Bonham of this hard rock group
Led Zeppelin
The White House this week said it would probably narrowly miss President Biden's goal of giving this percentage of American adults at least one shot by Independence Day
70
Let's "Ride Like The Wind" to this alliterative artist who gave us the perfect-for-the-category "Sailing", a No. 1 hit in 1980
Christopher Cross
Basically, this heartwarming Frank Capra classic is about a disgraced financier having an incredibly rough Christmas Eve
It's a Wonderful Life
The act of offering someone hush money
bribing
On lead vocals! She's a 2-time Rock Hall inductee, with Fleetwood Mac & as a solo artist! "Stand Back", & welcome to the stage...
Stevie Nicks
With her recent meeting with President Biden, Queen Elizabeth II has met 13 of the past 14 U.S. presidents...this president is the first one she met (while she was still Princess Elizabeth)
Harry Truman
After "Takin' It To The Streets", these musical "siblings" set sail with "What A Fool Believes"
Doobie Brothers
In this film Santa tells Buddy there are 30 Ray's Pizzas in NYC; "They all claim to be the original, but the real one's on 11th"
Elf
At the beach this word refers to a tide that is going out
ebbing
Here's Bruce's intro of this big man on sax: "The Minister of Soul! The Sec. of the Brotherhood! Probably the next king of England!"
Clarence Clemons
President Biden signed into law a bill to make this a federal holiday
Juneteenth
Jennifer Holliday sang backup on "I Want To Know What Love Is" by this band
Foreigner
2 memorable bits from this 1983 classic: the leg lamp & "You'll shoot your eye out!"
A Christmas Story
Raising a number to the third power
cubing